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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07158 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | John A. Gurley intends to establish a civil government for Arizona |
| Date | 10 July 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Additional authors | Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg (1817-1873) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Signed by Lincoln on 11 July 1863. Brigadier General Edward Canby informs Major General Schofield that John A. Gurley, the Governor of Arizona, will be passing through the Missouri Territory. Requests that Schofield, stationed in Missouri, provide Gurley with an escort. States that Gurley and his party intend to organize a civil government for the Arizona Territory; Lincoln approves this intention. |
| Subjects | President Civil War Military History American West Union General Union Forces Government and Civics |
| People | Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg (1817-1873) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Gurley, John Addison (1813-1863) Schofield, John McAllister (1831-1906) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |